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Health Behavior

Plural Perspectives
  • David S. Gochman
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Abstract

What “health behavior” means, and how it is treated in this book, are the basic topics of the first part of this chapter, which begins with a working definition of health behavior, discusses some related terms, and provides a definition of “health behavior research.” The chapter continues with a discussion of conceptions of health, illness, and disease, and concludes by identifying some research issues that relate to these conceptions.

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Health Behavior Behavioral Health Behavioral Medicine Illness Behavior Sociocultural Perspective 
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  • David S. Gochman
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  1. 1.Raymond A. Kent School of Social WorkUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleUSA

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